HOLY WEEK 2013

by James M. Croteau

Making dinner
with my lover
while NPR covers
gay marriage hearings
in the Supreme Court,
Inconceivable
in my boyhood
when nothing
was covered, or
everything
was covered, hearing
confined to mother’s words
warning of dirty
old men after little boys
in filthy public restrooms.
There will be no Easter
miracle, I’m sure,
I’ll not live to see
marriage in Michigan
where we cut our vegetables,
but simply standing
here with him,
this simple meal we make
is empty tomb enough
for that gay boy in me.

James M. Croteau lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan with his partner of 28 years, Darryl, and their two Labrador retrievers. Jim grew up gay and Catholic in the southern United States. He recently had his first poem accepted for publication in Hoot: a Postcard review of {mini} poetry and prose.

Easter Artic {freebie included}

Have you looked at the calendar this year? Easter is actually in March (March 31st!)  While we don't directly talk about Easter at school, we do lots of EGGY activities. Easter signifies the beginning of Spring! Which not only excites the little ones, it excites me!! 

I've been using my seasonal articulation  from St. Patrick's Day so much already! I decided to make an 'Easter' version with these cute eggs! All the sets includes a egg matching activity as well as a game board version. This gives you lots of opportunity for play! 

My articulation packets are split by 'later sounds' and 'earlier sounds'.  Let's start with the later sounds packet. The huge packets includes 75 pages of articulation card games (hint: print them half size to save ink!) This later sounds pack features 384 color pictures, using smarty symbols, for S, L, TH, SH, CH, J, R, S blends, L blends. There are 12 cards in the initial, medial and final position for each sound. The R sound includes 12 prevocalic, and 12 of each vocalic /r/ sound in mixed positions. 

Not be left out, I have a set for the 'preschool' sounds too! 

The 'Earlier Sounds' packet features initial and final positions of P,B,M,K,G,T,D,F,V. The packet is 46 pages with 216 color pictures using Smarty Symbols. 

And now for that Freebie I promised you! 

I also pulled out the /k/ sounds so you can have them as a preview of the activity! Perfect to send home for practice with any kiddos working on /k/. 

You can find both packets in my TPT Store. Early Sounds here and Later Sounds here.  Grab the Freebie here.

Try out the Freebie and let me know if you love the eggs as much as me! Leave a comment below and I'll pick a winner to get a copy of whichever set you want!